Sanitary mattress



C. S. COOPER. SANITARY MATTRESS. APPLICATION men SEPT. 25. m9.

Patented May 11, 1920.

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CLARENCE S. COOPER, 0F HONDO, CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY MATTRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11., 1920.

Application filed September 25, 1919. Serial No. 326,302.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAnnNon S. Coornn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hondo, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Mattresses, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My object is to make a sanitary mattress, and my invention consists ofthe novel features herein shown, described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective of a sanitary mattress embodying theprinciples of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section on the line 22 of Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is a ra mentary sectional detail on the line 3-3 0 Fig. 1.

The mattress body 1 may be any of the usual constructions except that inconstructing the mattress body 1 a vertical transverse opening 2 isformed reaching from near one side 3 to near the other side 4. Themattress fabric 5 is constructed around the opening 2.

A covering 6 is formed of soft rubber and extends across the bottom 7 upthe sides 3 and l and across the top 8, and the covering extends bothways from the opening 2 far enough to cover substantially half of themattress body 1.. The covering 6 fits loosely upon the mattress body 1and is applied after the mattress body has been made and tufted.

A fabric binding 9 is applied to one edge of the cover 6 and a similarfabric binding 10 is applied to the other edge, said binding extendingtransversely around the mattress body 1. A rubber tube 11 is secured tothe edge of the cover 6 around the opening 2 and extends d0wnwardlythrough the opening, and a fabric flap 12 is secured to the lower end ofthe top all the Way around and fits against the bottom 7 and is securedin place y buttons and buttonholes 13.

The cover 6 is made tubular in form and stretched over the body 1 thenthe tube 1]. is passed downwardly through the opening 2 and the flap 12applied to the buttons 13. If desired the cover 6 may be applied and thelower edge of the tube 11 and stitched to the cover 6 and vulcanized,but in that event the covering will not be readily removed from themattress.

The uses and advantages are obvious.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A sanitary mattress including a mattress body formed with anelongated transverse opening therethrough, a waterproof tubular covertelescoped over the mattress body and formed with a transverse tubedepending from the upper wall of said cover throu b said opening andforming a lining there or.

2. A sanitary mattress including a mattress body formed with an openingextendin vertically therethrough, a waterproof tu ular cover telescopedover the mattress body and formed with a transverse tube depending fromthe upper wall of the cover throu h said opening and forming a liningthere or, buttons on the outside of the lower wall of said cover andflaps extending out wardly from the lower edge of said tube providedwith buttonholes for engaging said buttons to secure the lower edges ofthe tube in proper position to the mattress body.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CLARENCE S. COOPER.

